DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 08/14 Hampshire_IL 889ft pt37818@42.147,-88.420,844ft BLIPSPOT sfc.temp. adjusted by +0.1 degF SPONSORED BY: ChicagoLand Glider Council RUC - Last Analysis,Validation Time = 09Z 21Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - - - - 0700z - - 1002z - - - Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 78.7 - - 78.2 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 128 - - 59 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2987 - - 1987 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 2486 - - 922 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 3876 - - 2876 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1190 - - 1911 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 312 - - 223 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 6 - - 3 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 10 - - 13 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 080 - - 083 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 3 - - 5 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -9 - - -2 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 689 - - -1052 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 3187 - - 3928 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -2664 - - -7838 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 6540 - - 10714 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 98 - - 87 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 310 - - 10 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 78.7 - - 78.2 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 67.7 - - 64.1 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 78.0 - - 77.9 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 66.4 - - 62.7 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 128 - - 59 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2987 - - 1987 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 92 - - 48 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 13 - - 12 - - - EXPERIMENT2 PROFILES OF WIND SPEED [kt] AND DIRECTION [degTrue] ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- Height 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z [ft] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [ft] 99682 34 104 22 086 99682 92160 24 090 22 104 92160 86336 19 092 20 100 86336 81499 12 083 16 094 81499 77319 10 106 7 091 77319 73629 10 122 3 145 73629 70300 9 136 4 159 70300 67252 8 113 7 161 67252 64436 4 053 4 117 64436 61722 5 313 1 175 61722 58917 10 291 4 272 58917 56056 19 280 10 278 56056 53362 22 287 13 266 53362 50959 32 281 26 288 50959 48835 38 259 41 286 48835 46912 28 255 36 274 46912 45121 35 303 31 276 45121 43442 42 309 33 287 43442 41862 47 300 34 286 41862 40372 55 298 35 282 40372 38963 44 296 34 276 38963 37595 37 294 34 275 37595 36198 36 296 34 274 36198 34739 35 291 35 276 34739 33222 35 286 35 280 33222 31637 34 284 31 279 31637 29975 31 281 32 275 29975 28234 29 271 32 274 28234 26411 30 270 30 271 26411 24510 31 267 29 273 24510 22533 29 262 32 275 22533 20480 25 263 29 270 20480 18349 21 261 32 265 18349 16187 19 268 39 266 16187 14109 24 274 43 265 14109 12213 30 281 41 273 12213 10522 31 286 32 284 10522 9018 19 287 27 309 9018 7686 7 291 15 351 7686 6512 5 303 10 085 6512 5479 2 046 17 106 5479 4571 9*081 17 102 4571 3771 10*081 16 093 3771 3055 10 080 15*085 3055 2422 10 080 14*083 2422 1893 10 080 14 083 1893 1486 10 080 13 083 1486 1206 9 080 13 083 1206 1036 9 080 12 083 1036 938 7 079 9 083 938 PARAMETER KEY: (basic parameter information is provided at http://www.drjack.info/BLIP/INFO/basic_parameters.html) (more complete parameter descriptions are at http://www.drjack.info/BLIP/RUC/INFO/parameters.html) (additional help is at http://www.drjack.info/BLIP/INFO/index.html, e.g. "For NEW USERS" section) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time = UTC Time of BLIPSPOT calculation FCST PERIOD = Hours from model initialization time Temp@2m = Temperature at 2m AGL [F] Sfc.Heating = Surface Heating of atmosphere [W/m^2] BL Depth = Depth of the Boundary (Mixing) Layer [ft] Hcrit = Height of Critical Updraft Strength [ftMSL] BL Top = Height of Boundary Layer Top (TI=0 height) [ftMSL] Hgt.Variab = Thermal Height Variability (difference between TI=+4{F} & TI=0 Heights) [ft] W* = Thermal Updraft Velocity (subtract glider sink rate to get vario) [fpm] B/S = Buoyancy/Shear Ratio (thermals may be unworkable if 5 or less) BL Wind = Wind Speed averaged through BL [kt] Direction = Wind Direction averaged through BL [degTrue] Max.Converg = Max. Vertical Velocity created by BL Convergence [x10^-2 kt] (note: BLIPMAPs provide better evaluation since convergence lines are usually mobile CLOUDpotent = Expect clouds at or above sfcLCL if positive (difference between H(TI=0) & sfcLCL) [ft] sfcLCL = Base of Lowest Clouds, if CLOUDpotent>0 (LCL = Lifting Condensation Level based upon sfc. humidity) [ftMSL] ODpotential = Expect extensive clouds at blCL if positive (difference between H(TI=0) & blCL) [ft] bLCL = Base of Extensive Clouds, if ODpotential>0 (bl CL = Condensation Level based upon BL humidity) [ftMSL] maxRH = Maximum Relative Humidity in BL [%] CAPE = Convective Available Potential Energy [J/kg] Temp@2m = Temperature at 2m AGL [F] DewPt@2m = Dew Point Temp. at 2m AGL [F] Temp@Bot = Temperature at 16m AGL (bottom of grid) [F] (intended for DrJack's use) DewPt@Bot = Dew Point Temp. at 16m AGL (bottom of grid) [F] (intended for DrJack's use) Sfc.Heating = Surface Heating of atmosphere [W/m^2] BL Depth = Depth of the Boundary (Mixing) Layer [ft] EXPERIMENT = Mystery variable for test purposes (intended for DrJack's use) * = Indicates BL Top (TI=0 Height) on profiles Note: printed heights are for 18Z - heights for other times differ slightly Results neglect thermals created by small-scale features not resolved by the smoothed model topography